US Congress Senate Bill 2481 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 1 2018 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2018-04-11 - Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2018 This bill amends the Controlled Substances Act to modify the drug quantity thresholds that trigger a mandatory minimum prison term for a defendant who manufactures, distributes, or possesses with intent to distribute fentanyl. Specifically, the bill reduces from 400 to 20 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 100 to 5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 10-year or 20-year mandatory minimum prison term for high-level first-time or repeat offenders. It also reduces from 40 to 2 grams the fentanyl quantity and from 10 to 0.5 grams the fentanyl analogue quantity that trigger a 5-year or 10-year mandatory minimum prison term for low-level first-time or repeat offenders.

Stop Trafficking in Fentanyl Act of 2018

Sen. John Kennedy [R-LA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-04-11	Senate	Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. Hearings held.
2018-03-01	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

HB1354 (Related) 2017-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB1781 (Related) 2017-04-21 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
HB4760 (Related) 2018-06-21 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2481/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2481/BILLS-115s2481is.pdf